Mom's Recipes {illustration}

This illustration was for a story about recipes passed down from our mothers or family members. The story was by Doug Williams for the Union-Tribune. I think what made the illustration, for me, was being able to use the actual scan of Doug's mom's recipe. I especially love the spatter near the bottom of the steam - you just know the recipe was used over and over. The one recipe I miss of my mother's was her lasagna. Ricotta cheese was hard to get in Panama so she just made do with cottage cheese. I never knew the difference and my mouth still waters thinking of it!